Kris loves to tinker with ice cream. Every time she tries a new flavor that she loves, she goes home and re-creates it with her own spin, like with this recipe. The original was good in theory, but it was overloaded with candied ginger and gingerbread and simply had too much going on. Kris thought, "If it just focused on a few ingredients, it would be so much better." The result is proof that the simple combination of brown sugar, ginger, and caramel is all you need for an amazing explosion of flavor.

This started out as a Christmas flavor because it pairs so nicely with spiced things like gingerbread. After the holidays were over and we stopped making it, people demanded that we bring it back, so now it's always in the case and our guests enjoy it all year long.

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Loved the ice cream. But. The ginger sauce needs more than 1 tsp of ginger spread (which, by the way, is very versatile in other recipes, like mixed with cream cheese for a toast spread or added to pan sauces for a bit of a sweet Asian flair for pork, chicken, whatever!) I added 2 tsp and about a tablespoon of finely chopped/grated candied ginger to bring up the ginger flavor. Much better ginger flavor. Try adding about 1/8 tsp almond extract too once you store the leftover sauce. Great over grilled peaches with ice cream!

Made this earlier in the summer, and it was fantastic! I too used a ginger jam, though it was pretty finely shredded, so didn't need any processing. It was hard for us not to sit and plow through all of this in One sitting.

I used a ginger jam because I couldn't find the ginger spread at a store near me. Next time, I will puree the jam first. I didn't mind the chunks of ginger flavor wise, but I didn't like the texture in the ice cream. Other than that, it was absolutely delicious. I had this flavor at the Bi-Rite Creamery in San Francisco last summer and it tasted just like it!

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ingredient list.
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